as in plans
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25
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as in designs
to work out the details of (something) in advance
blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail
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Recent Examples of blueprints
Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will look to Indiana.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
An employee who worked in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital told Murphy that the company had promised a whole new ER, and even went so far as to post blueprints in the break room.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The blueprints with them had been seen by only a handful of senior officials inside the British Admiralty who believed this ship represented precisely the type that Britain needed.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Moving From Model to Molecule To tackle that challenge, Stokes and his colleagues developed a generative AI tool that designs antibiotic candidates with chemical blueprints tailored for real-world manufacturing, not just computer screens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
While Arm blueprints form the basis of the designs for nearly all the world's smartphones, these days, the company is looking to position itself as a key player in AI infrastructure.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
According to the index, the files include a folder containing Island blueprints, photographs and other documents.
—James Hill, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025
Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will look to Indiana.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
An employee who worked in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital told Murphy that the company had promised a whole new ER, and even went so far as to post blueprints in the break room.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The blueprints with them had been seen by only a handful of senior officials inside the British Admiralty who believed this ship represented precisely the type that Britain needed.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Moving From Model to Molecule To tackle that challenge, Stokes and his colleagues developed a generative AI tool that designs antibiotic candidates with chemical blueprints tailored for real-world manufacturing, not just computer screens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
While Arm blueprints form the basis of the designs for nearly all the world's smartphones, these days, the company is looking to position itself as a key player in AI infrastructure.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
According to the index, the files include a folder containing Island blueprints, photographs and other documents.
—James Hill, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
Noun
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The plans and the construction underway have come as welcome news to community leaders who have long been trying to preserve the history of Pan Am.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Google to challenge order Google criticized the ruling and plans to appeal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company designs and produces microchips that go into everything from self-driving cars to laptops.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fallon designs programs, opens doors, and ensures the right mentors, operators, and capital show up at the right time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fall in Michigan means less and less daylight as the season goes on and for many that signals the start of seasonal mental health struggles, though coping strategies can help, experts say.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies responded by jettisoning a few mean executives, changing their internal communications strategies, and retraining bosses to be nicer.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In May, for instance, the Department of Education discontinued Biden-era grants worth $1 billion aimed at improving mental health services in schools, saying the programs were not advancing administration priorities.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the next three years, early intervention programs — including reading, music and speech therapy — helped monitor Ness' children, looking for possible cognitive or learning setbacks.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2025, the band’s story hit the big screen in theaters everywhere via Becoming Led Zeppelin, a concert film and documentary that charts the band’s rise through rare footage, archival interviews, and performances.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film charts the aftermath of the admission, with Deen losing several brand deals and contracts — including with the Food Network.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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National Museum of the American Indian The National Museum of the American Indian is one of the Smithsonian's recent projects on the National Mall.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Blueprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprints. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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